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ASEAN taps startups to boost digital resilience
The Freeman
|February 05, 2026
Senior ASEAN officials are engaging more directly with emerging technology firms as the bloc looks to strengthen digital infrastructure and economic resilience, affirming how startups are becoming part of regional policy conversations once dominated by governments and multilateral agencies.
(L-R): Enrique San Juan, H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) for the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Karl Kesner, Ana Michelle Kesner, Dr. Pham Quang Minh, Assistant Director and Head of the Food, Agriculture and Forestry Division within the ASEAN Economic Community. EHDA M. DAGOOC
During the recently concluded ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Satvinder Singh, deputy secretary-general overseeing the ASEAN Economic Community held a strategic meeting with Philippine startup OMG! Crazy-Fast to discuss next-generation digital and logistics systems designed to withstand large-scale disruptions.
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